Word: spined
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...tour de force of engineering—far beyond what we train.” Chelsea S. Simmons ’06 and Robert J. Everett ’06 tied for second place, applying their engineering skills to create projects that would improve surgical techniques. Working with DePuy Spine, a Massachusetts-based company dedicated to the manufacture of orthopedic devices, Simmons developed a pedicle screw system for osteoporotic bone, what McKay Professor of Engineering Robert D. Howe calls “an amazingly original idea.” This device would be used in patients who undergo spinal fusion...
...Paris Review and writes nonfiction for the New York Times Magazine. But listen to the commentaries he gives as a resident expert on The Daily Show and you'll discover that one of the deadliest potential consequences of global warming is an unfrozen-caveman crime wave. Crack the spine of his faux atlas, The Areas of My Expertise, and you'll learn of Frdric Chopin's ladybug obsession, Maine's state motto ("Remember the Maine!") and the Depression-era rebellion that resulted in Hobo Joe Junkpan's brief appointment as Secretary of the Treasury. In Hodgman's authoritative...
...alternative: simple, low-impact exercises that "people can do inexpensively and easily, with no big equipment." Many are based on the Pilates principle of strengthening your core--the abdomen, hip and back muscles that support the spine. To do her abs-targeting tummy tuck, for instance, lie on an exercise mat or other soft surface with your knees bent and arms at your sides. Inhale deeply, then as you slowly exhale, draw your abdomen in. You don't have to leave the house to do the exercises. "You can get an overall body workout without going...
HAMSTRINGS Sit with your legs spread and toes up, leaning the torso as far as possible toward one foot; don't bend your back or spine (a rule for all stretches). "Keeping appropriate posture matters more than being able to touch your toes," says Fournier. Do one side for 20 sec.; relax. Now do the other; four times each side...
...First the news. A U.S. study of more than 36,000 healthy postmenopausal women determined that taking a standard calcium-and-vitamin-D supplement for seven years had no significant effect for most of them on preventing fractures in the spine, arms and hips, although it did lead to a 1% improvement in hip-bone density. Yet women who managed to take the vitamin-mineral combo at least four days out of five had a statistically significant 29% fewer hip fractures. And women over 60 suffered 21% fewer broken hips...